Digapahandi Assembly constituency

Digapahandi
Digapahandi
Constituency No. 134 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
District	Ganjam
LS constituency	Berhampur
Established	1967
Total electors	187,134
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Vacant
Elected year	2019

Digapahandi is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.^[2]

This constituency includes Digapahandi, Digapahandi block and 17 Gram panchayats (Rohigam, Baulajholi, Kukudakhandi, Masiakhali, Jagadalpur, Ankushpur, Dakshinapur, Ballipada,Lanjia, Dengapadar, Bontapalli, Anantayi, Lathi, Mohuda, Kankia, Sahala and Baghalati) of Kukudakhandi block.^[3]^[4]

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]

Year	Name^[5]
1957	Anangamanjari Devi	Indian National Congress
1957	Mohana Nayak
1961	Raghunath Mahapatra
2009	Surjya Narayan Patro	Biju Janata Dal
2014^[6]
2019^[7]

Election results[edit]

2019[edit]

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Digapahandi^[8]^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJD	Surya Narayan Patra	75,016	54.66%
	BJP	Pinky Pradhan	34564	25.19%
	INC	Prafulla Panda	17815	12.98%
	Independent	Uttam Kumar Panigrahy	5234	3.81%
	NOTA	None of the above	2185	1.59%
	ANC	Bhagaban Sahoo	1239	0.9%
	BSP	Pabitra Kumar Tripathy	1179	0.86%
Majority			40452
Turnout			137232	63.99%
	TBA gain from TBA		Swing

2014[edit]

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Surjya Narayan Patro defeated Indian National Congress candidate Saka Sujit Kumar by a margin of 45,897 votes.^[10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Digapahandi^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Surjya Narayan Patro	78,949	61.46	-0.29
	INC	Saka Sujit Kumar	33,052	25.73	-5.0
	BJP	Bijaya Kumar Swain	7,771	6.05	2.15
	CPI(M)	Bidyadhar Jena	2,399	1.87
	AAP	Kuresh Maharana	1,949	1.52
	Independent	Pratap Kumar Sethy	1,119	0.87
	SKD	Bandana Maharana	830	0.65
	NOTA	None of the above	2,397	1.87	-
Majority			45,897	35.73	4.71
Turnout			1,28,466	68.65	5.83
Registered electors			1,87,134
	BJD hold

2009[edit]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Surya Narayana Patro defeated Indian National Congress candidate V. Rabi Narayan Raju by a margin of 32,763 votes.^[13]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Digapahandi^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Surya Narayana Patro	65,219	61.75	-
	INC	V. Rabi Narayan Raju	32,456	30.73	-
	BJP	Shreedhar Dev	4,119	3.90	-
	Independent	Saka Balaji	2,288	2.17	-
	SAMO	Promod Sabat	1,542	1.46	-
Majority			32,763	31.02^[b]	-
Turnout			1,05,630	62.82	-

Notes[edit]

^ as on 1 January 2014
^ %of total valid votes

References[edit]

^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Digapahandi (134) District: Ganjam
^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
^ Seats of Odisha
^ "Digapahandi Election and Results 2019, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Digapahandi Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
^ News18 (2019). "Digapahandi Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Digapahandi Constituency (Seat) Election Results". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
^ "Odisha - Digapahandi". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Digapahandi (134)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 32763
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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[2] s on 1 January 2014

[16] %of total valid votes

[1] "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

[3] "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Digapahandi (134) District: Ganjam

[4] Assembly Constituencies and their Extent

[5] Seats of Odisha

[6] "Digapahandi Election and Results 2019, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.

[7] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] "Digapahandi Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[FP_Ass_Cand-9] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

[Digapahandi_Assembly_Election_Results_2019_Live:_Digapahandi_Constituency_(Seat)_Election_Results-10] News18 (2019). "Digapahandi Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Digapahandi Constituency (Seat) Election Results". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[11] "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[12] "Odisha - Digapahandi". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[13] "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Digapahandi (134)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[14] "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 32763

[election2009-15] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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v t e Ganjam district
Electoral constituencies	Aska Berhampur Bhanjanagar Chhatrapur Chikiti Digapahandi Gopalpur Hinjili Polasara Kabisuryanagar Khalikote Sanakhemundi Surada
Cities and towns	Asika Belaguntha Berhampur Bhanjanagar Bijaya Dhananjaya Pur Sasan Buguda Chhatrapur Chikiti Dharakote Digapahandi Ganjam Gopalpur Hinjilicut Jagannath Prasad Kabisuryanagar Khallikote Kodala Makundapur Polasara Purusottampur Rambha Surada
Villages	Achuli Alladigam Amrutulu Asurabandha Athagada Patna Badagada Bahadur Pentho Ballipadar Bandhaguda Baunsalundi Bilaspur Biswanathpur Budheisuni Chadiapada Dihapadhal Fulta Gandola Gangapur Golanthara Golia Gopinathpur, Golanthara Gopinathpur, Hinjili Gopinathpur, Tarasingi Govinda puram Jilundi Kanisi Karatali Kukudakhandi Kulada Makarajhola Malatipatapur Mujagada Palakasandha Pandia Patrapur Pattapur Ranjhalli Raulibandha Suramani Surla

v t e Assembly constituencies of Odisha
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Former constituencies	Bahalda Bamra Bisra Kaptipada Khunta Padua Panchpir
Related topics	List of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly Elections in Odisha

Digapahandi Assembly constituency

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]

Election results[edit]

2019[edit]

2014[edit]

2009[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

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